Micrurapteryx tortuosella

Micrurapteryx tortuosella is a moth of the family Gracillariidae. It is known from Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.[1]

Micrurapteryx tortuosella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Lepidoptera
Infraorder:
Heteroneura
Family:
Gracillariidae
Genus:
Micrurapteryx
Species:
M. tortuosella
Binomial name
Micrurapteryx tortuosella
Kuznetzov & Tristan, 1985

The larvae feed on Lathyrus species (including Lathyrus odoratus), Medicago species (including Medicago sativa) and Melilotus species. They mine the leaves of their host plant. The mine has the form of a blotch mine.

References
  1. Global Taxonomic Database of Gracillariidae (Lepidoptera)


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